RKO Forty Acres was a film studio backlot in the United States, owned by RKO Pictures (and later Desilu Productions), located in Culver City, California.

"40 Acres" is the misnomer that was given to what was actually about 29 acres of land in Culver City, California, first used as a movie studio backlot in 1926 by Cecil DeMille, after he leased …

Jul 1, 2006 · One of Culver City’s most famous studio backlots was a 40-acre location property on the north bank of La Ballona Creek. The story begins with the creation of the Thomas H. Ince …

RKO "40 Acres" Backlot in Culver City, CA, circa 1944, showing the Tarzan Jungle in the foreground and the RKO-Pathe Studios with its water tower in the background.

It stood for twenty years as a staple of the Forty Acres backlot, before being dismantled in the summer of 1959 and shipped away. Before "Tara" was removed, the mansion facade made a …

Jun 21, 2013 · REEL CULVER CITY. by Marc Wanamaker. AFI REQUESTS DOCUMENTING OF FAMED STUDIO SITE. In the summer of 1972 while working at the American Film Institute in …

In 1976, the Forty Acres backlot was bulldozed and turned into an industrial park. On the opposite side of Ballona Creek, a fire station occupies the area of the jungle. The Studio is located at …

Nov 8, 2014 · The 40 acre backlot is the misnomer that was given to what was actually about 29 acres of land in Culver City, California, first used as a movie studio backlot in 1926 by Cecil …

"40 Acres" was a large studio backlot, located in Culver City, California, which was used as filming location for several Star Trek: The Original Series episodes. The backlot (actually measured …

See all 27 of Rex McGee's remarkable photographs of the Forty Acres backlot shot in October, 1970 in this new gallery . In 1967, Desilu sold the Culver City studio facilities, including the 40 …